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"In 2024, for the first time, it finally feels like we have a critical mass of people and platforms who are interested in rewilding the internet to bring back what we lost, and create something new. ... There's a palpable feeling that this just might be the year of the open web."
is this feeling... hope? https://activitypub.ghost.org/day-0/
![At various points we revisited our old idea for networked publishing in Ghost and tested a few prototypes, but we were never sure how to make it scale; nor how many other platforms would ultimately adopt it. For all its promise, ActivityPub (like many open standards) seemed to generate products with user experiences that were often confusing and convoluted. But something else happened in the intervening period between 2016 and 2024: People became increasingly fed up with the behavior of centralized platforms, and increasingly hungry for alternatives. The motivation for exploring and understanding new technologies, rough edges included, meaningfully increased. In 2024, for the first time, it finally feels like we have a critical mass of people and platforms who are interested in rewilding the internet to bring back what we lost, and create something new. In the past week alone, we've had conversations with Mastodon, Flipboard, The Verge, Buttondown, WriteFreely, and several co-authors of the ActivityPub spec. There's a palpable feeling that this just might be the year of [begin strikethrough] the linux desktop [end strikethrough] the open web.](https://pub-1146fd6c5b9443ce8a2adde617e7847d.r2.dev/images/status/dde6e3f4-2d54-49a1-840e-554f16ca4211.png "At various points we revisited our old idea for networked publishing in Ghost and tested a few prototypes, but we were never sure how to make it scale; nor how many other platforms would ultimately adopt it. For all its promise, ActivityPub (like many open standards) seemed to generate products with user experiences that were often confusing and convoluted. But something else happened in the intervening period between 2016 and 2024: People became increasingly fed up with the behavior of centralized platforms, and increasingly hungry for alternatives. The motivation for exploring and understanding new technologies, rough edges included, meaningfully increased. In 2024, for the first time, it finally feels like we have a critical mass of people and platforms who are interested in rewilding the internet to bring back what we lost, and create something new. In the past week alone, we've had conversations with Mastodon, Flipboard, The Verge, Buttondown, WriteFreely, and several co-authors of the ActivityPub spec. There's a palpable feeling that this just might be the year of [begin strikethrough] the linux desktop [end strikethrough] the open web.")
The blogging platform #Ghost is working on adding #ActivityPub integration. That means, among other things, being able to follow Ghost-powered blogs and comment on articles right from your Mastodon account. The website they made to explain their plans is really nice! This is what momentum looks like.
...A barber once hanged himself here. And when people step into this small forest at 12 o'clock at noon or after the evening prayers, they will be grabbed by invisible hands, forced to sit down on a tree stump, and be lathered and shaved against their will.
— Schlesische Sagen 1 - Spuk- und Gespenstersagen by Richard Kühnau (Schlesische Sagen, #1) (Page 507)
I've started a new #webring using my tool! Most existing webrings are geek oriented, for folks into retro computing or small web stuff etc. So I'm doing something a little different.
It's called Ghostring! It's for #horror and #SFF enthusiasts, anyone with mysterious #witch vibes, or perhaps anyone who's an actual #ghost or other nonhuman creature? (it's not strict)
If you run a personal #blog or #website, I'd love to list you on the webring. Send me your site info! Let's connect!
Boosts are welcome!
#smallweb #indieweb #stories #writing #blogging
If you are journalist who has been recently laid off, or if you know one, check this out!
Ghost, the superb, open source, newsletter platform (and rival alternative to Substack) is offering free subscriptions to help get started with self publishing.
Here's the link: https://teamghost.typeform.com/journalism?typeform-source=l.threads.net
When considering Ghost vs. Substack be aware that Substack takes a percentage of subscriber revenue while Ghost does not.
here's the script i use to turn my footnotes and references in #Ghost from the shorthand i use while writing into the proper markup for publishing. may not work for you, since i use a very specific format, but could be a good starting point!
https://github.com/molly/citation-needed-scripts/tree/main/notes
I've just migrated all my blog posts from #Substack to #Ghost.
If you are tempted to do the same, I can assure you the process is super simple - especially when using Ghost (Pro).
All you have to do is export your Substack data and then go to Ghost Settings → Advanced → Lab -> Substack Migration... the process takes just a few minutes, it's all drag and drop.
If you want all the gory details on how I migrated my Citation Needed newsletter from #Substack to self-hosted #ghost here they are:
https://citationneeded.news/substack-to-self-hosted-ghost/
Happy to try to help anyone else making this move!
Many ghosts are bound to treasures, and can only be freed once the entire treasure is lifted.
However, this task usually comes with its own hazards.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fiery-men-36126048
A Tiny Ghost Story!
My thought was to write a very tiny story about these two images, but it still got to long for the 2000 limit here so here is a link to the story if you want to read it - https://linsljuset.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/a_tiny_ghost_story/
(And don´t expect to much and you will probably find spelling-errors and things like that since english is not my native language) :P
#photography #halfmoon #ghost #trees
Nothing but Halloween posts alllllll day here, folks... Prepare for the onslaught or mute me 😁
🎃 Have some appropriate art 🎃
🎨 Pastel/colored pencil on black paper, by me
#art #illustration #HalloweenArt #Halloween #TrickOrTreat #DarkArt #SpookyArt #CreepyButCuteArt #Witch #Frankenstein #Ghost #HappyHalloween
When Clive’s cousin, Wallace, invites an estate agent in to assess the home’s value, the agent is later found poisoned, throwing all of the Castle’s guests into suspicion. Clive and Henrietta are soon drawn into an investigation, which is slowed by an incompetent local inspector and several unexplained phenomena?
#AHauntingatLinley #spookyseason #historicalmystery #book #bookstodon #littlefreelibrary #bookdrop #fiction
#halloween #spookyreads #hauntings #ghost @bookstodon
